The Seekers – The Carnival Is Over (Ukulele)

Capo 2
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The Carnival Is Over:The Seekers. #1 in Australia & UK in 1965. #1.
G       C                G            G7
Say goodbye, my own true lover, as we sing a 

        C    C7
lover's song.

       F                  C
How it breaks my heart to leave you...

Am      F           G  G7
now the carnival is gone.
#2.
      C                 G      
High above, the dawn is waking, and my 

G7                C   C7
tears are falling rain.

        F           C     Am     F           C   C7
For the carnival is over..we may never meet again.
CHORUS:
C7     F    G            C
Like a drum my heart was beating,

Am       F    G            Em
and your kiss was sweet as wine.

        F    G           Em
But the joys of love are fleeting,

        F            Bb  G         
for Pierrot and Col..um..bine.
#3.
        C                G                  G7
Now the harbour light is calling..this will be 

             C   C7
our last goodbye.

           F           C       Am     F    
Though the carnival is over....I will love you,

G      C  C7
till I die.
CHORUS:
C7     F    G            C
Like a drum my heart was beating,

Am       F    G            Em
and your kiss was sweet as wine.

        F    G           Em
But the joys of love are fleeting,

        F            Bb  G         
for Pierrot and Col..um..bine.
#4.
        C                G                  G7
Now the harbour light is calling..this will be 

             C   C7
our last goodbye.

           F           C       Am     F    
Though the carnival is over....I will love you,

G      C  C7
till I die.
OUTRO:
           F           C
Though the carnival is over....

Am     F    G     G7      C
I will love you...till I  die.
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